The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 March 1968 — Page 1

VOLUME 93. NUMBER 41

Chamber To Meet Thursday. March 12, In Walkerton The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce very busy with activities and planning for the Summer Festival to be held on June 6. 7 and R. will take time out from their duties along this line to have a very Important me'tinr, especially for all retail merchants, Thursday. March If It is h< ped th ' every merchant will take advant itm of this program the Chamber is pl mnlng for you. The meeting will be a noon luncheon at Heil s Re taurant John Kneel executive director of the Retail Merchant Ass ci •- th n of the South Bend-Mish-awaka Area Chamber of Commerce. will head the group that will present a program < n shoplifting and also bogus checks. With such proceedure costing merchants millions of dollars annually. laws have been strengthened and different legislation is trying to further protect a merchant in such cases. Just what rights a merchant has, the problem Itself and possible solutions that business may have will b-’ discussed. This meeting will have an effect on ev«ry business person In the Walkerton-Koontz Lake area. Reservations for this meeting snouM be made with the calling committees when you are contacted. If by some reason you aren’t called, simply get in touch with the wre tare Rob U’ n for your reservation. Thi- me tinr will last more tl n one h^ttr but it is hoped that * ven» ne c in make nrrnncements to both • f r the entire time as the tun-b and helpful program Is an important one to business of anv community. The pri< e will be $1 50 per person. The Chamber's membership drive continues to roll along, but sh- uld be completed as soon as p -siblc. To date, the committee figures the drive has includ d <b ut half of those that should b*l ng. Anvone Interested in the W Ikerton-Koontz Lnk» area can join by paying yearly dues of <innn. A brief listing of other actWlte, eons -ts of: Indies Night, pi nned for Thursday April 11. at 7.00 pm nt the Walkerton Elementary S hoo|. Roland Kelly. n< ws director of WSBT TV. Will ije the featured speak* r for this special event. The tickets f r this evening are now on sab u.th Ed Wdr planing the program. Several members will be selling th« tickets. Plan now t< attend. The Summer Festival, planned f r June 6,7. and 8. is rapidly progressing m the planning stage as quite ti few of the other civic organisations are planning to take part in this as well. The three day event will have two parades. one a Kidd*. - Parade on Thursday, June 6 and the other a grand parade on Saturday. June 8. More information will be given rm this in next weeks i-sue u s the Independent. The sueces of the Chamber nd it.- plan t > n .ike this area a better place to work and live no x|s your help Remember. "It T ike- Two. The Chamber And You.** ASSESSING TIME The Assessor will be calling on >ou one of theM days soon. You are asked to please have your c nta.ner rank i adj for yout niotw vehicles. TRI KAPPA TO MEET The WaUcert* n Tri Kappa feting Will be held Thursday uch 7 at 730 town time, m li " hme of Mm. Mix Hobbs Read the Cla dfied Ads

Couple To Celebrate 60th Anniversary S' ’ll 4k I SA - * \ 1 i .... I

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Albright R.R. 1 North Liberty, will be honored at a family dinner at the North Liberty Community Building on Sunday, March 10th, for Ihtir 60th Wedding Anniversary. Friends may rail from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. No invitations have been issued. They have 8 children. Mrs. Ruth Di trich, Mr. Charles Albright. Miss Mildred Albright. Mr. Merle Albright, Mr. Ray Albright, Mi-. Mae McDaniel. Mrs. Lucille G-mk r and Mrs. Esther Parker. They have 19 grandchtldiea .nd 16 great irml<hildren. Watkcr’on Town Board News The B -aid nf Tru-tees of the T >wn of Walkerton convened in regular c don. Tuesday Ev< ning. M itch sth with v-pies. George W. Ochs Pr -rhng Officer; Ttustee Cui E 1 11 an I Kenneth W. Huffst tter in att ndmee. Minutes of previous sessb n Were ij r x I an I •utstanding claims were pr ante! and authorized payable from re juttive funds. Police activities np nt for February was presented and f< 1lowing r \t< sv wa xn pted and authorized placed <n file as f< Ilow- 6 Pi portx damage ar 11 per--nal injury triffk accidents; lu parking ticket* i—u< 1: 12 traffic arrests; 5 t’affic complaint: 3 p lal d- tads; I funeral d- ’ ail : 3 fire d ’ails; 6 mi ton it a-ast< 25 m tor chick 15 deliver nw.- i..' 14 assists to other depuments, 5 attempt- t locate; 21 miscellaneous complaints; 20 business irregularii.s, 1 lost child located; 2 lost an 1 found articles; 3 dog complaints; 1 dog bite r ported; 8 dogs disposed; 3 di-ord- ’b Conduct cimplamts 5 family complaints; 2 vandalisms; 5 lar- (• nivs; 2 warrant- served; 2 summons w v<-d. S criminal anests; 4 juvenile < mpl lints; 5 juv*ni!e arrests, a il'm compilin’ < 1 bur 1: ry Board wa- in' lined through th. 'I • i ot th ‘ Walk -ri n DrM 1 < , M ovin Will- . .s th ’ the local I’ M h’’ t * ’he pa ’ in i cl • m-up week offered to swe p bu-me ir- i streets with w<-ath-vr permitting «n either Much 15th < r 16th o a civic contribution Off r being readily approved by the board. Satisfactory rep rts as to operation of Mumipal Dump since placement - ' ti.ll time cu-dod'm at the site were h- nd Clyde Pearish having assum- l this dots since February 2‘2ni with facilities o| *n to public under p sted regulation, e h w- k day from \\ day and Sunday. Clarification was ■ ■' ' nil ret tl h ' that I’. .d - ’igm-

WALKERTON. INDIANA. Till RSDAY. MARCH 7, I’MM

Fl a* ... ■ ally given some confusions and misunderstandings. Board agreed that local haulers could dump without fee charge providing they were soley hauling for local comm- rcial estabhshnn nt or local residents. Provisions that non-permit users c< ntmue to pay postt*d amounts was ordt red to b • stricty enforced. Frank Hahn, under contract with town for local garbage anl rubbish collections report d on matters of his department. Mr. Hahn was instructed to b i\c written notices with p. tr- ns who in past may have been pl < n ■ I ■-e waste papers, napkin- . U‘„ in । p n containers should pl -e same in paper bags so will n t (ly around when empting c ntmners. Mr. Hahn rep rted of- vend locations where t ach week s veral open ctntainers of just l iose scrap paper are set out f>r his di-p sal and create undue problems. Pations are also to lie reminded that all garbage and nibbish should be m containers with handbs or bails for hauling by one c< Hector. Russell Ruby. Sr.. Strce-S< wer Commissioner, was instructed to set-up di monstration appointments with board by -<'v>oal representatives of street swtaper attachments for placenu nt on tractors similar town's equipment. Balance of nv-eting was spent in general discussions. Choose Student Delegate To Uniled Nations Al irk Fcnstermacher has been ch to ie a student deley ite <n the basi- of scholarship to the Unit i N iti- n Hlgrlmagc wh' h is c> nducti I nationally by the Walkerton Lodge 437. loOF and Evening Star Rebekahs Lodge 465 of Walkerton. Mark is the son of Dr. and Mrs Rob-rt Fenstermach. r. Walk, rt n, and i- .i juniot at John Gb nn lb h School. He was ch nby 1 .al srh u 1 officials «n the basis of sch< Itiship N imed on th c< mmd‘e. t - help raise funds for this trip ire Mr. anl M: William D-Poy: J. M- rrer, Mr. an I Mrs AmH S hul’?; Mis Mary Bau-r and ex-officio Noble Grand H • 1! Whit aker of the Odd Fell v. s and N. 1 Ie Gr m l Mrs Denn Kn wit n of the Rebekahs. JOHN GLENN BOOSTERS MEET The John Glenn Athletic E tei Club will hoki it- M rch meeting M nday. March 11 at 700 p.ni l i»n thnel in the I! h St hi I All numb r< nl persons interest.-d m Gl nn - a’bs - i- ’ U; J to at! <" ’ We ne.‘d ynur supp Tt

NL Junior Class Will Conduct A Magazine Sale The Junior Cla -of N rth Liberty High School will ponsor n magazine sale M uch 7-21 as n money m iking p j< t f< r thi year s pr m. whs ' will b- held at the s hool i' V , Individua and gi aip con.p lit n will spu. inter* .4 n 1 j ir' m n arm n. class > .biis 7: studen’ will I • v• i. i ■ ii ,h tl Curt i S< I. 1 i 1 it n : will <u cept .- p. i 11 < ‘ ■ r o t ft on tho pub!'-Io r. a- w!1 •te w ano renew.ll -übsci ; . n-. Gimm High Lists Foudh Period Honor Boil The John Glenn High School honor roll for the fourth six week eradin'T period has been released as follows: Seniors Distinguished Nancy Chapman John Huffman Regular Linda Daube Harry Curtis Roy Johnson Sharon Klinedinst Pat M< Norton Tom Mellin Jane Powell Rhonda Stoneburner Jo Ellen Strang Karen Thompson Juniors Distinguished Larry Charles Regular Craig DeMyer Greg ILu'Lwll Brenda Hostetler Duncan Mitchel Maxine Mullet Sam Patterson John Vandall Marilyn Wringer Sophoim n s Distinguished Keith Knepper Regular Sh iron Chapman Sandy Dajhuff Virginia DeSimone Don Hendricks Eric Johnson John Mitchell Dirk Pl-tcher Ijea Savoie Danny St isk > Car I Taylor Jack Wanin' an Sue Zartman En'slmu n Regular Romona Bowers Ron J hnsi n Darlene Renker Beverly Welch NO HELP Some teen-agers art mightj good kids in spite of the company they keep at home.

Science Fairs Planned Al frheo’*: On Monday And Fridas

Two Science Fairs will tak • place in the next we k. The Harold C. Un y Junior Hi h will have theirs on Monday March 11 with John Davis St leno, and Industrial Arts teacher in charge Th-* John Glenn High School Scieme Fair will be on Fridaj March 15 and will include Walkerton Elementary Sxh<« 1 as well as St. Patrick Parnchi il Sch o| Bruce Kei-er Sei n et» tcher it Glenn High School is in vhegThe public is urged to attend both these affairs, Urey Junior High will be 7 t*> 9 pm. EST Projects will be judged in foui c degoi.. - I'i> I'gv Earth nd Phj -> - Ju am xx ’ be done in th iftc-n -' n « 1 a t ’ b n- r

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ENGAGED " * * wyaftSiF i 1 * 1 Mr. and Mr- John D. Whitmer, 66818 State Rd. 23. North Liberty anr,. unce th* • ngagv'"* nt of their daughter. Betty Sue t Tim Jon Hughes. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes Jr. 400 E. Pasad na St. North Liberty The bride elect Is a graduate of N -rth Liberty High School and employed at the Associates Investment Co. Mr. Hughes also a graduate of North Libertx High School and is employ»*d with Sibb*j' Machine and Foundrx Co., South B“nd. A September 23 wedding is bt iny planned. ENGAGED t 1 1 I Mr and Mi Richard Bu-h, 6332 s Mulbvrrx P. ad unce the ■ igement 1 theit dim.hter. Ci 1 J n to R.iy Richard Gilmer Jr.. - n ot Mr ml Mrs. R. \ R •!d :< r S 2v36_’ J. hn n Road, S :’h B- t: ! Indiana The Bn 1< I ’ - ।,■ tint t N rth Libertx Hi h S> i ! m I is son’s IH*pt St, s Mr. (Mwr is a graduate of Rib*x High S<h.»4, attended Indiana I nivvr i'v Extensh nan! is em; I el !>■ We-t---ern Kb t. ic Ci ’p mv S uth Bend A June Ist xv d i.n - living plann-xi

public t > -e th t < r.ng. Division winner md th ;r nd award will be in ur ’ nd pre— nted at Aw I Di' M iv. John Gt *nn Hi h S I will open their doors u s pm EST. The prop t- will h. imi ■< 1 Friday afternoon with nbb ns pUctHi forth. ptP ‘ ’ V lew At about 8 30 p m. IST a brief pnw gram will be given m who h a tn*phx f>r ei. h d >! n ! vinner in Elrnv?ntarv u 1- !-♦> ban >r Hirh, gradv* 7-9 .ml Senior H ;h oil -1” 1-’ will be .iwn. Then Swnp-b iks »f: - ave j ph U i ' *' tX’H ! wll bd given t> th M a i a inn i ■ f the wh 1« w ? t u .11 1 ' dii n v •!! I ■ ’ k-r ’ t .i ■ ■ er exi> n- ' f : the t 1‘ ■».